The philosophic spirit of inquiry may be traced to brute curiosity, and that to the habit of examining all things in search of food.

  • -- William Winwood Reade 威廉·温伍德·里德

探究的哲学精神可以追溯到野蛮的好奇心,也可以追溯到探究一切事物以寻找食物的习惯。

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It is not likely that posterity will fall in love with us, but not impossible that it may respect or sympathize; so a man would rather leave behind him the portrait of his spirit than a portrait of his face.

后代不太可能爱上我们,但也不是不可能尊重或同情我们;所以一个人宁愿留下他的精神画像,也不愿留下他的脸画像。

The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other people's minds.

说话习惯的共同性和连续性是智力缺陷的一种症状。它源于不知道别人在想什么。

Sometimes the hardest journeys are the ones that begin with little hope. But we need to take them anyway.

有时候最艰难的旅程是从希望渺茫开始的。但我们无论如何都要把它们拿走。

As I grow older, I regret to say that a detestable habit of thinking seems to be getting a hold of me.

随着年龄的增长,我很遗憾地说,一种令人讨厌的思考习惯似乎占据了我的思想。

Any movie that has that spirit and says things can be changed is worth making.

任何一部有这种精神并说事情可以改变的电影都值得制作。

Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

有时候一个人为不花钱得到的东西付出的代价最高。